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He who is devoid of passions is God. He has no likes and dislikes. Attachment etc. conceal Reality. They are the veils to the Soul. How can one swayed by them, be called pure and omniscient ?
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We are passionful, God is dispassionate. We know little, while He knows everything. We are of little power, while He is possessed of infinite power. He deserves, therefore, to be worshipped by us.
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. To try to purify the mind by meditating His virtues, is really His worship. Indeed, the sole abject of all religious rites, is the purification of conduct by removing evils in it.
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· Some-how we always continue to spare
time for chatting with friends and for enjoying diverse pleasures; but alas ! we do not spare [even a short] time for the prayer of God.